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Investment Ratings - Recommendations
Each company within an analyst’s universe, or group of companies covered, is assigned: (i) a recommendation or rating, usually BUY, HOLD, or SELL; (ii) a 12-month target price, which represents an analyst’s current assessment of a company’s potential stock price over the next year; and (iii) an overall risk rating which represents an analyst’s assessment of the company’s overall investment risk. These ratings are more fully explained below. Before acting on a recommendation we caution you to confer with your Haywood investment advisor to determine the suitability of our recommendation for your specific investment objectives, risk tolerance and investment time horizon.
Haywood's recommendation categories include the following:
Buy
The analyst believes that the security will outperform other companies in their sector on a risk adjusted basis or for the reasons stated in the research report the analyst believes that the security is deserving of a (continued) BUY rating.
Hold
The analyst believes that the security is expected to perform in line with other companies in their sector on a risk adjusted basis or for the reasons stated in the research report the analyst believes that the security is deserving of a (continued) HOLD rating.
Sell
Investors are advised to sell the security or hold alternative securities within the sector. Stocks in this category are expected to under-perform other companies on a risk adjusted basis or for the reasons stated in the research report the analyst believes that the security is deserving of a (continued) SELL rating.
Tender
The analyst is recommending that investors tender to a specific offering for the company's stock.
Research Comment
An analyst comment about an issuer event that does not include a rating.
Coverage Dropped
Haywood Securities will no longer cover the issuer. Haywood will provide notice to clients whenever coverage of an issuer is discontinued. Following termination of coverage we recommend clients seek advice from their respective Investment Advisor.
Under Review
Placing a stock Under Review does not revise the current rating or recommendation of the analyst. A stock will be placed Under Review when the relevant company has a significant material event with further information pending or to be announced. An analyst will place a stock Under Review while he/she awaits sufficient information to re-evaluate the company's financial situation.
The above ratings are determined by the analyst at the time of publication. On occasion, total returns may fall outside of the ranges due to market price movements and/or short term volatility.
Overall Risk Rating
Very High Risk: Venture type companies or more established micro, small, mid or large cap companies whose risk profile parameters and/or lack of liquidity warrant such a designation. These companies are only appropriate for investors who have a very high tolerance for risk and volatility and who are capable of incurring temporary or permanent loss of a very significant portion of their investment capital.
High Risk: Typically micro or small cap companies which have an above average investment risk relative to more established or mid to large cap companies. These companies will generally not form part of the broad senior stock market indices and often will have less liquidity than more established mid and large cap companies. These companies are only appropriate for investors who have a high tolerance for risk and volatility and who are capable of incurring a temporary or permanent loss of a significant portion of their investment capital.
Medium-High Risk: Typically mid to large cap companies that have a medium to high investment risk. These companies will often form part of the broader senior stock market indices or sector specific indices. These companies are only appropriate for investors who have a medium to high tolerance for risk and volatility and who are prepared to accept general stock market risk including the risk of a temporary or permanent loss of some of their investment capital
Moderate Risk: Large to very large cap companies with established earnings who have a track record of lower volatility when compared against the broad senior stock market indices. These companies are only appropriate for investors who have a medium tolerance for risk and volatility and who are prepared to accept general stock market risk including the risk of a temporary or permanent loss of some of their investment capital.
The following table represents the percentage of recommendations in each rating for companies that are currently under coverage by Haywood's research department and the percentage of companies according to rating under Haywood's coverage that have been provided Investment Banking Services over the past 12 months.
This statistical representation of our ratings distribution will be updated on a weekly basis. The statistics presently displayed represent our coverage as of April 9, 2024.